I don't see really what one gets different from 3000 GBP spent at MTCS than paying 20,400 GBP really at the end of the day its the same piece of paper same enrolled on competence scheme as a Pilot Tech 2 and then the companies some which employ you later on then demote trainee's down to PT4 of which IMCA don't even recognize as a position.

CYRILO...i am also thinking af doing the rov course from fugro abu dhabi...i am a marine engineer and presently working as a 4th engineer onboard oil tankers...i want to shift my career because i have to do 6 months on and 2 months off...i am really frustrated now ...and i find this course is my only exit..i would really appreciate if u share ur experience about the course wid me..and how many guys are getting job at the end of the course...i am bassically a marine engineer ...i have sent my cv to them and they have given me a postive response....i also have a sailing experience of around 3 years and will it be count as an addition thing for getting a job...please guide me.....thanks
any comments from other guys whether good or bad is also appreciate...

Hi kkpaul you have requested feed back regarding doing a Rov course even before the current recession it was very hard to find employment as a Rov Trainee this is all due to the fact that all the training schools and academy's flooded the market .

First of all doing a rov course is not mandatory requirement and unless the training establishment can guarantee you employment your just be joining the other few thousands all waiting and it will be a long wait .

The current price of oil is WTI $52.74 + Brent Crude Oil $58.73 until the price is $70 - $75 USD very little is going to be happening not just for Rov but all service company's . If we are lucky it might pick up next March / April in 2016 .

At the end of the day its your life and money the senior members of this forum can only offer advice .But if I was you I would stick with your current job . Just take your time and go through the archives on this site or check up the Rov sites on Face book and linkedin .

If you have a good engineering back ground , Medical and Survival cert your half way there all you need then is to be in the right place at the right time , Think of it as playing the lottery thousands play and a few win .

I will be attending the Fugro ROV Training course in Abu Dhabi this coming October, Firstly could I ask how you guys who have completed the course got on with it and if you have managed to find a place in the Industry?

I am an Ex Royal Navy Marine Engineer and currently employed with years of experience as an Electrical Technician.

Ive currently enrolled on the MTCS Hydraulics course.

Also the city and guilds level 3 in subsea technology which I will have completed before I arrive in the UAE.

I will be on the MTCS part 2 hydraulics course also working towards the certificate of ‘Competence in ROV Hydraulics ‘.

would there be anything else helpful to my self that I can do before I arrive?

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